detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa

Explanatory Notes
UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 – SIC(2007)
43 Specialised construction activities
This division includes specialised construction activities (special trades), i.e. the construction, or preparation for construction, of
parts of buildings and civil engineering works. These activities are usually specialised in one aspect common to different
structures, requiring specialised skills or equipment, such as pile-driving, foundation work, carcass work, concrete work, brick
laying, stone setting, scaffolding, roof covering, etc. The erection of steel structures is included provided that the parts are not
produced by the same unit. Specialised construction activities are mostly carried out under subcontract, but especially in repair
construction it is done directly for the owner of the property.
Also included are building finishing and building completion activities.
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Included is the installation of all kind of utilities that make the construction function as such. These activities are usually
performed at the site of the construction, although parts of the job may be carried out in a special shop. Included are activities
such as plumbing, installation of heating and air-conditioning systems, antennas, alarm systems and other electrical work,
sprinkler systems, elevators and escalators, etc. Also included are insulation work (water, heat, sound), sheet metal work,
commercial refrigerating work, the installation of illumination and signalling systems for roads, railways, airports, harbours, etc.
Repair of the above mentioned installations is also included.
Building completion activities encompass activities that contribute to the completion or finishing of a construction such as
glazing, plastering, painting, floor and wall tiling or covering with other materials like parquet, carpets, wallpaper, etc., floor
sanding, finish carpentry, acoustical work, cleaning of the exterior, etc. Repairs to the above mentioned completion or finishing
work are also included.
The renting of equipment with operator is classified with the associated construction activity.
43.1 Demolition and site preparation
43.11 Demolition
This group includes activities of preparing a site for subsequent construction activities, including the removal of previously
existing structures.
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demolition or wrecking of buildings and other structures
43.12 Site preparation
This class includes:
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clearing of building sites
earth moving: excavation, landfill, levelling and grading of construction sites, trench digging, rock removal, blasting, etc.
site preparation for mining:
■ overburden removal and other development and preparation of mineral properties and sites, except oil and gas sites
This class also includes:
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building site drainage
drainage of agricultural or forestry land
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drilling of production oil or gas wells, see 06.10, 06.20
decontamination of soil, see 39.00
water well drilling, see 42.21
shaft sinking, see 43.99
43.13 Test drilling and boring
This class includes:
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test drilling, test boring and core sampling for construction, geophysical, geological or similar purposes
This class excludes:
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drilling of production oil or gas wells, see 06.10, 06.20
test drilling and boring support services during mining activities, see 09.90
water well drilling, see 42.21
shaft sinking, see 43.99
oil and gas field exploration, geophysical, geological and seismic surveying, see 71.12
43.2 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
This group includes installation activities that support the functioning of a building as such, including installation of electrical
systems, plumbing (water, gas and sewage systems), heat and air-conditioning systems, elevators etc.
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